Azure Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Azure
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 8 6
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 535 344 786
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 9.46% 13.32% 14.00%
As % of the Cloud Services category 35.57% 40.19% 47.07%
Number of salaries quoted 240 292 717
10th Percentile £24,000 £26,250 £27,250
25th Percentile £28,125 £32,899 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £73,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £63,500 £63,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.79% +5.00% -7.69%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East of England

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,504 856 1,670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.58% 33.14% 29.75%
Number of salaries quoted 651 618 1,442
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £34,813 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,143
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +11.36% -14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East of England

Azure
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East of England

Azure
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -18 115 £58,750 +6.82% 48
Essex -5 114 £40,500 -4.71% 54
Cambridgeshire +7 113 £60,100 +20.20% 37
Suffolk +25 72 £70,000 +43.59% 27
Norfolk 0 66 £60,000 +87.50% 21
Bedfordshire +5 52 £14,000 -72.00% 16
East Anglia 0 2 £95,000 +32.40% 24
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 40 (7.48%) SharePoint
2 34 (6.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.06%) WordPress
4 9 (1.68%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.31%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.93%) CMS
7 1 (0.19%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Synapse
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.19%) Umbraco
Applications
1 73 (13.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.56%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (1.68%) Dynamics AX
1 9 (1.68%) Dynamics GP
2 6 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.93%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.19%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 117 (21.87%) Microsoft 365
2 112 (20.93%) Power Platform
3 94 (17.57%) AWS
4 80 (14.95%) Azure AI
5 70 (13.08%) Entra ID
6 26 (4.86%) GCP
7 23 (4.30%) GitHub
8 22 (4.11%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (4.11%) Snowflake
9 20 (3.74%) Azure Logic Apps
9 20 (3.74%) PowerApps
10 19 (3.55%) Azure Data Factory
11 16 (2.99%) OneDrive
11 16 (2.99%) SaaS
12 15 (2.80%) Power Automate
13 14 (2.62%) IaaS
14 10 (1.87%) PaaS
15 9 (1.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 7 (1.31%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 7 (1.31%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 65 (12.15%) Firewall
2 26 (4.86%) TCP/IP
3 24 (4.49%) VPN
4 23 (4.30%) DNS
5 21 (3.93%) WAN
6 20 (3.74%) DHCP
7 17 (3.18%) Internet
8 15 (2.80%) LAN
9 6 (1.12%) SAN
9 6 (1.12%) WLAN
10 5 (0.93%) Broadband
10 5 (0.93%) VLAN
11 4 (0.75%) DMZ
11 4 (0.75%) Network Security
11 4 (0.75%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.75%) Wireless
12 3 (0.56%) SSL
13 1 (0.19%) IPv4
13 1 (0.19%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (19.07%) Power BI
2 76 (14.21%) Tableau
3 24 (4.49%) SQL Server
4 22 (4.11%) Azure SQL Database
5 18 (3.36%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.24%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
7 9 (1.68%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (1.50%) BigQuery
8 8 (1.50%) MySQL
9 7 (1.31%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (1.12%) Looker
10 6 (1.12%) MongoDB
10 6 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (1.12%) Redis
10 6 (1.12%) Snowflake Schema
11 4 (0.75%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.56%) Big Data
13 2 (0.37%) Hadoop
13 2 (0.37%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 18 (3.36%) Git
2 9 (1.68%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.12%) JIRA
3 6 (1.12%) MLflow
4 1 (0.19%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.19%) MSTest
4 1 (0.19%) NUnit
4 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.19%) TestNG
4 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 293 (54.77%) Social Skills
2 62 (11.59%) Finance
3 28 (5.23%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (4.49%) Law
5 16 (2.99%) Multimedia
6 12 (2.24%) Public Sector
7 11 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (2.06%) Publishing
8 9 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (1.50%) Marketing
10 6 (1.12%) Retail
11 5 (0.93%) Legal
12 4 (0.75%) Banking
12 4 (0.75%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.37%) Advertising
14 1 (0.19%) Police
Job Titles
1 150 (28.04%) Analyst
2 141 (26.36%) Junior
3 136 (25.42%) Junior Analyst
4 69 (12.90%) Security Analyst
5 68 (12.71%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 68 (12.71%) Data Analyst
5 68 (12.71%) IT Support
5 68 (12.71%) Junior Data Analyst
5 68 (12.71%) Junior Security Analyst
6 48 (8.97%) Senior
7 47 (8.79%) Developer
8 44 (8.22%) Architect
8 44 (8.22%) Ethical Hacker
9 36 (6.73%) IT Engineer
10 34 (6.36%) Support Engineer
11 31 (5.79%) Azure Engineer
12 27 (5.05%) IT Support Engineer
13 26 (4.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 23 (4.30%) 2nd Line Support
14 23 (4.30%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (7.66%) CSS
2 31 (5.79%) HTML
3 23 (4.30%) .NET
4 16 (2.99%) REST
5 14 (2.62%) .NET Core
6 12 (2.24%) JSON
7 11 (2.06%) jQuery
7 11 (2.06%) React
8 10 (1.87%) SOAP
9 9 (1.68%) PyTorch
9 9 (1.68%) TensorFlow
10 8 (1.50%) scikit-learn
11 7 (1.31%) ASP.NET
11 7 (1.31%) HTML5 Canvas
11 7 (1.31%) Kafka
11 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Graph
11 7 (1.31%) SPFx
12 6 (1.12%) ASP.NET Core
12 6 (1.12%) LangChain
12 6 (1.12%) LlamaIndex
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.22%) Cyberattack
2 31 (5.79%) Cloud Native
3 12 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (2.06%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.50%) Clustering
5 8 (1.50%) Low-Code
6 7 (1.31%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.12%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.12%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.12%) Robotics
8 5 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (0.93%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (0.93%) PKI
8 5 (0.93%) Product Ownership
8 5 (0.93%) Security Posture
9 4 (0.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (0.75%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 97 (18.13%) Windows
2 63 (11.78%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.62%) Windows Server 2016
4 10 (1.87%) Linux
4 10 (1.87%) Windows Server 2019
5 9 (1.68%) Android
6 8 (1.50%) Windows 10
7 7 (1.31%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.93%) VMS
9 4 (0.75%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.19%) Windows 2000
11 1 (0.19%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.19%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (32.52%) Cybersecurity
2 117 (21.87%) AI
3 112 (20.93%) Mentoring
4 103 (19.25%) Business Intelligence
5 69 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
6 63 (11.78%) Agile
7 44 (8.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (8.22%) Ethical Hacking
8 43 (8.04%) DevOps
9 38 (7.10%) ITIL
9 38 (7.10%) Roadmaps
10 37 (6.92%) Analytics
11 34 (6.36%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (6.17%) CI/CD
13 32 (5.98%) ERP
14 30 (5.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 30 (5.61%) Software Engineering
15 28 (5.23%) Data Modelling
16 26 (4.86%) Customer Service
17 24 (4.49%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 125 (23.36%) SQL
2 124 (23.18%) Python
3 42 (7.85%) C#
4 38 (7.10%) JavaScript
4 38 (7.10%) PowerShell
5 17 (3.18%) PHP
6 13 (2.43%) Java
6 13 (2.43%) R
7 10 (1.87%) C++
7 10 (1.87%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.93%) Bash
8 5 (0.93%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.37%) Bicep
10 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 233 (43.55%) Azure Certification
2 69 (12.90%) CompTIA CySA+
2 69 (12.90%) CompTIA Security+
3 48 (8.97%) Degree
4 44 (8.22%) CEH
4 44 (8.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 36 (6.73%) Security Cleared
6 31 (5.79%) AWS Certification
7 23 (4.30%) SC Cleared
8 22 (4.11%) Cisco Certification
9 17 (3.18%) CCNA
10 16 (2.99%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 16 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (2.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 13 (2.43%) Network+ Certification
11 13 (2.43%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (1.12%) CCNP
13 4 (0.75%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.75%) MCDST
13 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.80%) Accessibility
2 14 (2.62%) GDPR
3 11 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.87%) QA
5 9 (1.68%) GRC
6 7 (1.31%) NIST
7 6 (1.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 5 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.93%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (0.75%) JSP 440
9 4 (0.75%) NCSC
9 4 (0.75%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.75%) SLA
10 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.19%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 31000
10 1 (0.19%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 90 (16.82%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.18%) Virtual Desktop
2 17 (3.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.62%) Hyper-V
4 9 (1.68%) Docker
5 7 (1.31%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.75%) vSphere
7 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 42 (7.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.06%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.87%) Ansible
3 10 (1.87%) Terraform
4 4 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.75%) SolarWinds Orion
4 4 (0.75%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.37%) SCCM
6 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.19%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 1 (0.19%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 367 (68.60%) Microsoft
2 120 (22.43%) ForeScout
3 26 (4.86%) VMware
4 19 (3.55%) SAP
5 17 (3.18%) Cisco
6 16 (2.99%) Databricks
7 13 (2.43%) ServiceNow
8 11 (2.06%) Workday
9 10 (1.87%) SolarWinds
10 9 (1.68%) Apple
10 9 (1.68%) Fortinet
11 8 (1.50%) Epicor
12 7 (1.31%) Adobe
12 7 (1.31%) MuleSoft
12 7 (1.31%) Salesforce
13 6 (1.12%) Aruba
13 6 (1.12%) Cloudera
13 6 (1.12%) Dell
13 6 (1.12%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.12%) Pega